Thursday, February 5, 2009

Frockwriter mentioned Swim Fashion Week in November. That is, the very first swimwear-dedicated Australian fashion trade showcase, which is due to run from February 25-28 at Sanctuary Cove, on Queensland's Gold Coast. Well hot off the BlackBerry and apparently yet to land on the Swim Fashion Week website, here is the first look at the official schedule.

IMG says it's too early to say who will definitely also show at RAFW, but they anticipate that some will.

zimmermann's publicist has confirmed that zimmermann will be on board RAFW. remember this is not only a swimwear-, as opposed to fashion-focussed, showcase, but it's a also a completely different collection that the designers will be showing on the gold coast: first summer.

obviously it will come down to budgets. no idea at this stage what sweeteners may be being offered. given that its the first showcase, they'd have to be making it as attractive as possible to participants. if it was just about getting a free show and a holiday however, then you have to wonder why jets did not jump at the chance.

funny how they released this only days after the Tim Blanks compared Bondi as the only other iconic beach in the world beside Copacabana, but he does let Malibu into the loop.Why go all the way to the GC when you could just stay in Bondi.'Bondi Swim' anyone

Today, http://www.Bigwardrobe.com the Internet’s biggest clothes swapping website is announcing the UK’s first ever National Clothes Swapping Week, which will coincide with London Fashion Week starting on 20th February 2009. Fashion fans everywhere will be urged to dig out their unwanted items and list them on Bigwardrobe.com for the busiest and most successful week of clothes swapping in history! The founders of Bigwardrobe.com hope to show people that you don’t have to travel to a fashion capital like London, Paris or Milan - or even spend a single penny - to be 100% on-trend. Happy swapping x